title: A case report of osteomyelitis pubis in a hemodialysis patient with diabetes mellitus.
abstract: Osteomyelitis pubis is a rare form of osteomyelitis. Known risk factors are urogynecologic surgery, trauma caused by sport activities, pelvic malignancy and intravenous drug use. Immunocompromised patients, including hemodialysis patients, and those with diabetes are also susceptible to infection. Particularly in the hemodialysis population, the use of intravenous catheters frequently results in bacteremia and metastatic infectious complications such as osteomyelitis. We describe the first case of osteomyelitis pubis in a woman on chronic maintenance hemodialysis with diabetes mellitus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece. dovas_s@yahoo.gr
authors.forename: Spiros
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dovas
authors.forename: Vassilios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Liakopoulos
authors.forename: Theodora
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Simopoulou
authors.forename: Myrto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giannopoulou
authors.forename: Angeliki
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kanaki
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Anifandis
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Stefanidis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D011630:Pubic Bone; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents